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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BostonCoins, post: 3075835, member: 34720&quot;]It would appear that this &quot;12 stars&quot; thing was actually a bit of a phase here in the US. This paragraph was taken from the San Mateo County historical association website:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Twelve-star flags appear to be &quot;Exclusionary&quot; flags. This was all the rage from about the mid-1850&#039;s to the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 when President Lincoln insisted U.S. Flags bear the full complement of 34 stars despite the secession of a number of states.&quot; (Retrieved from <a href="http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flats/us-12.html-2/25/2017" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flats/us-12.html-2/25/2017" rel="nofollow">www.crwflags.com/fotw/flats/us-12.html-2/25/2017</a>)&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So, it would appear that the designer of this coin preferred the 12 star flag over the 34 star flag.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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